"Participants will hold up signs which say: I oppose Genocide / I Support Palestine Action, until they are arrested or until it is clear the police have stopped arresting people, Defend Our Juries explained in a briefing document. The protest is part of a campaign for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed as a terrorist organisation, with events scheduled in 18 towns and cities in the UK from November 18th to 29th."
"Palestine Action was proscribed in July, making membership or support of the group a criminal offence that can be punished by up to 14 years in prison. Our groups and movements are coming together like never before, finding unity under repression. By refusing to give into fear and by standing together, we will face down this assault on us all, the UK-based activist group said."
"Defend Our Juries is an activist group that was founded by Tim Crosland, a former government lawyer, to highlight the constitutional crisis taking place in our courts. The group believes that the independent rights of juries in the UK are under threat, particularly in cases heard by judges regarding environmental activists and those arrested for taking direct action to stop racial injustice or end the conflict in Gaza."
Participants will hold up signs reading 'I oppose Genocide / I Support Palestine Action' until arrested or until police stop making arrests. Protests are scheduled in 18 UK towns and cities from 18 to 29 November as part of a campaign to de-proscribe Palestine Action. Palestine Action was proscribed in July, making membership or support a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Defend Our Juries campaigns against perceived threats to jury independence, citing cases involving environmental activists, direct-action protesters against racial injustice, and those seeking to end the Gaza conflict. The campaign aims to legally challenge the ban and related arrests.
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